Oakley Hall, the psychedelic country rockers out of Brooklyn, will be putting out their fourth album next week. You might remember that Pat Sullivan, who used to be Oneida's Papa Crazee, formed Oakley Hall in 2001 to explore his twangier side. The band has survived a couple of line-up changes, and one fairly nasty industrial accident (Sullivan lost a finger while working as a carpenter). In 200...
Oakley Hall mix elements of Spacemen 3 (see “Confidence Man” on Gypsum Strings) with VU (same) and folk and roots elements, like the understated banjo on “Spanish Fandango” or harmony singing reminiscent of X’s country-esque turns. Contemporaries are My Morning Jacket, Will Oldham. Gypsum Strings just came out on Brah! Records. Dude in Oakley Hall used to be dude in Oneida.Listen to em h
I don't read a lot of record reviews...there are SO many on web it gets to be sensory overload most of the time. I have a few people here on MOG that I like to read, but i usually don't read them elsewhere. I find myself spending a lot of time on record label web sites and checking out their new releases. There are a handful of labels that have street cred to burn with me, and rarely do i dislike
Oakley Hall, the psychedelic country rockers out of Brooklyn, will be putting out their fourth album next week. You might remember that Pat Sullivan, who used to be Oneida's Papa Crazee, formed Oakley Hall in 2001 to explore his twangier side. The band has survived a couple of line-up changes, and one fairly nasty industrial accident (Sullivan lost a finger while working as a carpenter). In 200...
Oakley Hall mix elements of Spacemen 3 (see “Confidence Man” on Gypsum Strings) with VU (same) and folk and roots elements, like the understated banjo on “Spanish Fandango” or harmony singing reminiscent of X’s country-esque turns. Contemporaries are My Morning Jacket, Will Oldham. Gypsum Strings just came out on Brah! Records. Dude in Oakley Hall used to be dude in Oneida.Listen to em h
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) I've enjoyed Oakley Hall's work from day one, but for me, the moment that announced their arrival at something truly unique was the opening track from their 2006 album Gypsum Strings: "Confidence Man." If you're familiar with the fact that Oakley [...]~~